Responsibilities
• Encourage and influence to ensure areas of spends, direct and in-direct, channeled through central Procurement.
• Actively engage and manage own supply base of suppliers and contractors.
• Support the development of a robust SRM strategy which encourages flow of information.
• Support in arranging suitable contracts and supply agreements for the goods and services required by the company.
• Ensuring that goods and services are delivered in accordance with the order instructions and ensure an efficient service is provided to the end user.
• Ensure that all procurement activity and tender requirements are in accordance with the company’s financial regulations.
• Establish internal relationships with all service areas, identifying key areas for review driven by stakeholder requirements.
• Engage with external sources of information, i.e. suppliers and contractors to be seen as sources for ideas and innovation.
• Build Strategic alliances with key partners to enable long term partnerships to form.
• Establish service level agreements and contracts for all requirements.
Requirements
• Live the company values being fair, forward-thinking, accountable, customer focused, open, transparent, proud and passionate, so that the highest standards of customer care can be achieved.
• Be committed to diversity and inclusion of all, promote value for money, efficient services through the removal of system waste, so that excellence in all that we do is pursued through continuous improvement.
• Contribute to development of and strive to meet departmental, team and individual targets.
• Attend meetings or provide services outside of the usual working hours where reasonably requested to do so.
• Have an overall understanding of the risks and implications associated with the requirements of the role and takes appropriate action to mitigate any potential consequences.
• Fluent in English and Hindi.
• E-commerce experience will be a value-add.